It seems to be a little watery again. I'm getting better at cucumber management, but still ended up needing to use some that were more
mature than ideal.
Maybe next year. I now know that what I planted
this year wasn't enough to expect pickles and relish. Probably
plant 2-3 times as much next year and pull the vines when I get
tired of picking them.
Next thing, hopefully, is dilly beans. I didn't get a chance to
check the beans today. That could happen soon.
Green beans are another thing that I only planted in eating quantity,
not canning quantity. I have a batch canned, but don't know if
that will happen again. Fingers crossed.
I think the tomatillos are close to ready, and need to check out
salsa recipes.
All in all, it's been a good garden/canning season so far, at least
for my expectations. I'll daydream about being in the George Shirley
class, but at the end of the day I'm fine with just being me.
Drew Lawson wrote:
...
It seems to be a little watery again. I'm getting better at cucumber
management, but still ended up needing to use some that were more
mature than ideal.
do you scoop out the insides? we do with an ice-cream
scooper. while i don't mind eating that myself Mom objects
to it in most things.
All in all, it's been a good garden/canning season so far, at least
for my expectations. I'll daydream about being in the George Shirley
class, but at the end of the day I'm fine with just being me.
we're just starting our tomato canning today.
finally have enough at one picking to do it.
pickles are done for the season. we just picked
two more buckets of cucumbers but they will be eaten
or given away.
i did 12 pints of bread and butter pickles with
the previous batch.
we did 111 quarts of dill pickles.
songbird
songbird writes:
Drew Lawson wrote:
...
It seems to be a little watery again. I'm getting better at cucumber
management, but still ended up needing to use some that were more
mature than ideal.
do you scoop out the insides? we do with an ice-cream
scooper. while i don't mind eating that myself Mom objects
to it in most things.
Not yet, but that is a good idea. It would probably reduce the
watery aspect. I'll keep that in mind for next year.
The cucumbers are suddenly in die-off mode. Not sure why. There's
mildew, of course, but I've never seen that kill a vine outright.
Might be the heat. Even for August, western Ohio has been pretty
hot and dry (except in downpours, thunderstorms, and -- of course
-- tornadoes).
pickles are done for the season. we just picked
two more buckets of cucumbers but they will be eaten
or given away.
I have to plant more vines next year. This year went well, but I
didn't have enough ripe at once for finger pickles (gerkins, for
the US) or not-watery relish.
i did 12 pints of bread and butter pickles with
the previous batch.
I haven't done B&B pickles for close to 40 years. I don't recall
the flavor, just that I liked them.
Next thing, hopefully, is dilly beans. I didn't get a chance to
check the beans today. That could happen soon.
Green beans are another thing that I only planted in eating quantity,
not canning quantity. I have a batch canned, but don't know if
that will happen again. Fingers crossed.
On 2019-08-17 23:54:23 +0000, Drew Lawson said:
Next thing, hopefully, is dilly beans. I didn't get a chance to
check the beans today. That could happen soon.
Green beans are another thing that I only planted in eating quantity,
not canning quantity. I have a batch canned, but don't know if
that will happen again. Fingers crossed.
Hey, Drew -- forgive me if this is obvious, never mind too late for
your use, but you don't need to make a full batch of those dilly beans.
The particulars are easy to halve.
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